Neteller Pleads Guilty To Facilitating Gambling
30th June 2007

Earlier in the year, the original founders of payment processing giant, Neteller, were arrested in the United States on charges related to the online gambling industry. One of the two men, Neteller co-founder Stephen Lawrence, has now plead guilty to charges of criminal conspiracy and is cooperating with authorities. Sentencing is scheduled for October.

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NETeller quits U.S. after illegal gambling arrests
18th January 2007

British money transfer firm NETeller Plc (NLR.L) closed its U.S. Internet gambling services on Thursday, wiping out over 65 percent of its business, after two of the group's founders were arrested there this week.

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FAIRGROUND BECOMES FIRST ISLAND CASUALTY OF US BAN
29th November 2006

FAIRGROUND Gaming has become the first Manx casualty of the online gaming ban introduced into the USA by the Senate in October.

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PartyGaming bets on sports website
3rd August 2006

Online gaming group PartyGaming has expanded its non-US presence and moved into internet sports betting with the purchase of Gamebookers for €102m (£70m).

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The Wages Of Sin
16th Apr 2005 - Forbes

No buxom cocktail gals distract the 40,000 or so gamblers on PokerStars.com at any given time, where high rollers plunk down an average of $100 to $200 per transaction. So popular is the site that it doubles its player pool every six months. Some of that business slides right into the pocket of a company called Neteller Plc., the largest handler of financial transactions on the site.

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